ABSTRACT

In this article I explore how the heritage discourse is mobilised and negotiated in the definition of subjects and criteria for the distribution of development resources in indigenous Northern Argentina. My emphasis is on the significance of heritage in the politics of recognition and policies of redistribution, as a means to legitimate cultural distinctiveness and the access to funding which promotes culture as a resource against poverty. I indicate that there is a movement among Indigenous people in the area to deploy their ethnicity not just for commercial reasons of commodification but also as a new emphasis on their own heritage. A key factor in these processes is Indigenous peoples’ interaction with governmental and non-governmental institutions, other actors and each other. In connection with this, I introduce the concept of ‘self showing’ among Indigenous groups and also consider the diverse attitudes towards these new practices related to heritage discourse.

摘要

在本文中，我探讨了如何在阿根廷北部土著发展资源分配的主题和标准的定义中动员和协商遗产话语。我的重点是遗产在承认政治和再分配政策中的重要性，作为实现文化独特性合法化和获得资金的途径，促进文化作为对抗贫困的资源。我指出，该地区的原住民之间发生了一场运动，不仅出于商品化的商业原因，而且还出于对自己遗产的新重视，来部署他们的种族。这些过程中的一个关键因素是土著人民与政府和非政府机构、其他行为者以及彼此之间的互动。与此相关，